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Hymn

A Charge to Keep I Have

SOUTHWELL · S.M. · words Charles Wesley · music Daman's Psalter, 1579

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A Charge to Keep I Have self sight to glo ful As re to ri on in call God And Thy Thy ing to ly, live, fill, fy, me me serve charge the to with to 1. A To A 4. Help 3. Arm 2. pray, care, age, have, watch jeal pres keep My and ous ent I ev count Mas for er to ter's the fit shall strict do my for ac it die. give! will! sky. sured, O, may nev I ser all dy if Thy it er As And O A be pre en to I A To And tray, pare gage save, soul my vant, my ing pow'rs trust Lord, Charles Wesley, 1762 SOUTHWELL S.M. Daman's Psalter, 1579
A Charge to Keep I Have self sight to glo ful As re to ri on in call God And Thy Thy ing to ly, live, fill, fy, me me serve charge the to with to 1. A To A 4. Help 3. Arm 2. pray, care, age, have, watch jeal pres keep My and ous ent I ev count Mas for er to ter's the fit shall strict do my for ac it die. give! will! sky. sured, O, may nev I ser all dy if Thy it er As And O A be pre en to I A To And tray, pare gage save, soul my vant, my ing pow'rs trust Lord, Charles Wesley, 1762 SOUTHWELL S.M. Daman's Psalter, 1579

1.A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify,
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

2.To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill;
O may it all my pow'rs engage,
To do my Master's will!

3.Arm me with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live,
And O, thy servant, Lord, prepare,
A strict account to give!

4.Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.

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